Some people are under the impression that all that is required to make a good fisherman is the ability to tell lies easily and without blushing; but this is a mistake.

It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.

I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

People who have tried it, tell me that a clear conscience makes you very happy and contented; but a full stomach does the business quite as well, and is cheaper, and more easily obtained.

A good woman's arms round a man's neck is a lifebelt thrown out to him from heaven.

Opportunities flit by while we sit regretting the chances we have lost, and the happiness that comes to us we heed not, because of the happiness that is gone.

Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it.

They [dogs] never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation.

What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.

It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.

If there is one person I do despise more than another, it is the man who does not think exactly the same on all topics as I do.

Writing is a wonderful way to spend the day. Particularly when the alternative is housework!

All stories are lies. But good stories are lies made from light and fire. And they lift our hearts out of the dust, and out of the grave.

A star never lets anything dull its sparkle, not even darkness.

Where there's guts, there's curiosity, and where there's curiosity, there's guts.

Okay everybody, line up in alphabetical order according to your height.

I think something that forces financial institutions to write down underwater mortgages, I think, would be a sensible thing to do.

My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.

Do you know how an ugly woman feels? Do you know what it is to be ugly all your life and inside to feel that you are beautiful? It is very rare.

To be a good artist / letterer / designer / guitar player it takes practice. A lot of it. More than you can even fathom when you're starting out.

Books were my pass to personal freedom.